Hello friends!  Today I am sharing a few summer cards I created with my Cricut Explore, watercolors and some of my favorite Eyelet Outlet brads.

The Explore cuts just about any medium so I thought it would be great to cut some images with water color paper and color them with my Tim Holtz distress inks.

Supplies: 

Shell Corner brads

Sea Shore brads

Jewel Strips
Tim Holtz distress inks
Anna Griffin Floral Ground Embossing folder.
Adhesive: 
Therm-O-Web Memory Tape Runner XL,  3D Foam squares Combo Pack

I used Canson water color paper I bought from Michaels with a 40% of coupon.

Cut out some images I liked from the Life is Beach cartridge with my Cricut Explore and colored them using a water brush and Tim Holtz distress markers.

I used circles of vellum paper painted lightly in the background and added the brads and bling strip to the Sea Horse.

For the next card I cut out a pre-designed card from the Life is a Beach cart with a sheet of watercolor paper. The finished card is 5.5 x 5.5

I used painters tape so the colors would not bleed into each other. I started with coral and then colored the outside border.

Once it dried I embellished the front with the die cuts I colored and added the Sea Shells and Shell corner brads. The bling strips were easy to adhere around the card base and I finished with vellum in the center of the card.

I hope you'll give this technique a try and share your creations with me.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Celebrate it Decorate it Banner

Thank you for stopping by today. I'm sharing a Wedding themed banner I made for Anna Griffin's Celebrate it Decorate it paper and cartridge bundle with my Cricut Explore.

This banner was fun to put together by adding ribbon, tulled, punched medallions, doilies and more. I made my own fringe for the top of the Mr. & Mrs. pieces. I just adhered crepe paper with Therm-O-Web Sticky Lines. Then I used scissors to make the fringe. I used another strip of Sticky lines and adhered silver tinsel on a string across the middle. 
Cute and easy!

I made a card to match adding some tulled and the sentiment in silver glitter cardstock.

I added a Melissa Frances crystal to the bottom of the center scalloped style banner. You can see it just to the left of the card. Just hole punch the bottom of the banner and add a crystal with a jewelry jump ring.

I made the matching cupcake toppers with glitter paper and pearls.

This project was fun and easy to put together. I suggest using Therm-O-Webs sticky dot ahesives for adhering Cricut dies cuts. You can easily rub away the excess. I find with other adhesives they leave too much of a sticky residue that junks up my cuts.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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